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6162 Aluminum vs. C90900 Bronze

6162 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C90900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6162 aluminum and the bottom bar is C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.1
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 300
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 270
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 26
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 550
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.7 to 98.9
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
12 to 14
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6